LIVE. Benfica-Dinamo Zagreb

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Benfica-Dinamo Zagreb, a match from the 2nd leg of the Europa League Last 16 at Estádio da Luz (8:00 pm). Follow the live commentary of the encounter on the MATCH CENTER of the Official Website Oficial.

Two matches, two wins at Luz

Benfica has already faced Dinamo Zagreb twice at (old and new) Estádio da Luz. The most recent clash happened in the 2004/05 season (November 25, 2004) for the UEFA Cup/ Europa League: coached by Giovanni Trapatonni, the Reds won by 2-0. Sokota and Simão Sabrosa were the goalscorers. In the 1980/81 season, Nené and César scored the goals from the team led by Lajos Baróti.

Benfica searches for the tenth comeback in its Stadium in the UEFA competitions. Five of those comebacks happened after a 1-0 away defeat in the first leg, and the least of which in 2012/13, season o the Europa League final in Amsterdam.

The German official Deniz Aytekin, aged 40, was appointed by UEFA's Refereeing Committee to whistle the Benfica-Dínamo Zagreb match, scheduled for 8:00 pm on Thursday (March 14), at Estádio da Luz, in the 2nd leg of the Europa League last 16.